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 big fellow, and in two strides he overtook the young couple. His massive hand fell on Niemoviecki’s neck and seized him.

As Niemoviecki turned to look back he saw close to his face large round, wicked eyes.

They were so near him, as if he looked at them through a magnifying glass and could distinctly distinguish thin, red veins on the white of the eyes and bleardness on the eyelashes.

Having unconsciously dropped the hands of the girl, Niemoviecki slipped his hand into his pocket and murmured in a low voice, “You want my money!… Take it!… with pleasure….”

The prominent eyes became more and more piercing. When Niemoviecki eluded their gaze the big fellow lagged behind, and from beneath struck him a blow on the chin with his fists. The student became dizzy, his teeth chattered, his cap